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- November 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
athenahealth's More Disruption Please Program
By: Robert F. Higgins and Erin Trimble
Keywords: Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health Care; Healthcare; Healthcare Industry; Healthcare Innovation; Healthcare IT; Disruptive Innovation; Disruptive Change; Health Industry; Boston
Higgins, Robert F., and Erin Trimble. "athenahealth's More Disruption Please Program." Harvard Business School Case 816-060, November 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Doctor Innovation—Shaking up the Health System
- 28 Mar 2014
- News
Start-Up Aims to Reinvent Health Insurance
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
Foundation shows how the unhealthiness of an industry’s workers correlates closely with the unhealthiness of the communities in which those workers and their families reside. Companies that invest in community health have the potential to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
otherwise take a decade to diagnose. But NextGen Jane is building more diseases into the pipelines. “There are so many understudied areas in women’s health we could explore,” Tariyal says. Illustration by Marcos Chin The Question: “The... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 16 May 2014
- News
Health cuts ‘wrong way’ to reform system, Harvard expert says
- January 2001
- Case
Merck Global Health Initiatives (B): Botswana
By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and James Weber
The case series focuses on Merck's drug donation program and then raises new issues facing management about what to do about HIV/AIDS in Africa given the company's development of a new therapy. Describes collaboration among many parties including the Gates Foundation,... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; Private Sector; Public Sector; Alliances; Problems and Challenges; Africa; Botswana
Austin, James E., Diana Barrett, and James Weber. "Merck Global Health Initiatives (B): Botswana." Harvard Business School Case 301-089, January 2001.
- January 2, 2020
- Article
Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions
By: Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye and J. Michael McWilliams
Background: The hospital industry has consolidated substantially during the past two decades and at an accelerated pace since 2010. Multiple studies have shown that hospital mergers have led to higher prices for commercially insured patients, but research about effects... View Details
Beaulieu, Nancy Dean, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye, and J. Michael McWilliams. "Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions." New England Journal of Medicine 382, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 51–59.
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
Related Links Read about other efforts in healthcare delivery Three HBS students spent much of the last academic year helping a leading Boston hospital answer one of the most important questions in health-care management: how to create a new payment system that saves... View Details
- September–October 2023
- Article
Prospective Evaluation of the Cost of Performing Breast Imaging Examinations Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Method: A Single Center Study
By: Aamir Ali, Jordana Phillips, Damir Ljuboja, Syed S. Shehab, Etta D. Pisano, Robert S. Kaplan and Ammar Sarwar
We use time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to measure the cost of performing breast imaging using different modalities: full-field digital mammography (FFDM), digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), US and MRI exams, and... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Health Care; Breast Cancer; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Cost Accounting; Health Industry
Ali, Aamir, Jordana Phillips, Damir Ljuboja, Syed S. Shehab, Etta D. Pisano, Robert S. Kaplan, and Ammar Sarwar. "Prospective Evaluation of the Cost of Performing Breast Imaging Examinations Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Method: A Single Center Study." Journal of Breast Imaging 5, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 546–554.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
— because that's really what HBS is about. Has the School's mission changed in light of recent developments? No, our mission remains the same: to educate leaders who will make a difference in the world. This is not mere rhetoric, but... View Details
- October–December 2005
- Article
Medicine's Service Challenge: Blending Custom and Standard Care
By: Richard Bohmer
Bohmer, Richard. "Medicine's Service Challenge: Blending Custom and Standard Care." Health Care Management Review 30, no. 4 (October–December 2005): 322–330.
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution
use expensive technology, which many people cite as the reason for high U.S. health-care costs? Actually,the opposite is true: advances in medical technology have made health care cheaper and better - and... View Details
- July 2021 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Navraj S. Nagra and Syed S. Shehab
Dr. Andrea Pusic, breast cancer reconstruction surgeon, wants to extend outcomes measurement beyond traditional surgical metrics of infections, complications, and survival rates. The case describes her development of a new mobile phone app, which collects patients’... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Health Testing and Trials; Surveys; Health Industry; Boston
Kaplan, Robert S., Navraj S. Nagra, and Syed S. Shehab. "Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care." Harvard Business School Case 122-010, July 2021. (Revised July 2022.)
- January 2017 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Sesame Workshop (A): Bringing Big Bird Back to Health
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Jonathan Cohen
Sesame Workshop was transforming in 2016. CEO Jeff Dunn had reorganized and shifted the iconic institution to respond to digital disruption and a consensus culture. This case examines his efforts to turn Sesame Workshop around. It notes Sesame's storied history and the... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Information Technology; Education; Media; Strategy; Education Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sesame Workshop (A): Bringing Big Bird Back to Health." Harvard Business School Case 317-094, January 2017. (Revised May 2020.)
- September 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In 2014, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) were quickly gaining popularity as an investment vehicle which joined together private investors and nonprofits to tackle social issues. Although numerous SIB projects and proposals had cropped up across the U.S. following the launch... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Health Care; Marketing; Bonds; Financing; Asthma; Air Pollution; Air Quality; Chronic Disease; Public Health; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Finance; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma." Harvard Business School Case 515-028, September 2014. (Revised May 2017.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
Boston Children's Hospital Assignment Worksheet
By: Robert S. Kaplan
- March 2018
- Case
Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
As a middle manager at a biotechnology company, Sandra Brown harnessed digital tools and social media to engage others and build campaigns for change in the company. This case follows her career at the company and describes the challenges she faced as a change agent,... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Engagement; Stakeholder Engagement; Grassroots Movement; Organization Change And Adaptation; Quality; Health Care; Health Care Industry; Career Path; Leading Change; Management; Innovation and Management; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Industry; Health Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company." Harvard Business School Case 318-082, March 2018.
- February 1996 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Company: Innovation in Diabetes Care
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Summarizes Eli Lilly's history of innovation in its business, describing how the dimensions along which innovations have been made in the industry have changed. Lilly's innovation strategy has been to pursue ever higher performance products, while others in the... View Details
Keywords: Change; Product; Service Delivery; Product Development; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Eli Lilly and Company: Innovation in Diabetes Care." Harvard Business School Case 696-077, February 1996. (Revised April 2004.)